Lewis spent his first four years with the Chiefs before signing with the Texans in 2014. He signed for the league minimum last year. He started all 16 games last season for Houston, racking up 52 total tackles, six passes defensed and two interceptions.

The typically lengthy injury report released Friday by the Texans for their Sunday game against Tennessee has confirmed that linebacker Jadeveon Clowney (knee) will not play. Neither will cornerback Kareem Jackson (knee). Linebacker Akeem Dent (neck) is questionable.

Texans safety Kendrick Lewis has created four of the team's NFL-leading 12 takeways. He has three forced fumbles, an interception, a fumble recovery and one pass defensed to go with 30 tackles in five games.